WordPress Embedding Best Practices and Policies
What does embedding mean?
Definitions
Shortcode - Kind of like a widget in text form. Paste these into the Custom HTML widget.
Example: [foogallery id="4772"]
iframe - Raw HTML code that embeds a web page. Commonly used to embed things like Google Calendar and Google Maps. Submit a Help Desk ticket for assistance.
Example: <iframe src=”https://example.org”></iframe>
- Embedding
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- Videos
Do not upload videos within WordPress. They will be removed.- Embed method(s)
- Video widget
- Add Video > Insert from URL
- YouTube, Vimeo, and other video services should work. Give it a try.
- Add Video > Insert from URL
- Video widget
- Embed method(s)
- FooGallery
- Embed method(s)
- Shortcode
- Shortcode
- Embed method(s)
- PDF’s
- Upload via media upload
- Insert as in-line text
- Insert as in-line text
- Upload via media upload
- Web Forms
- Submit a Help Desk ticket before publishing a web form. IT needs to ensure that anti-spam protection is in place (reCAPTCHA).
- Ninja Forms
- Embed method(s)
- Shortcode
- “Append a Ninja Form” option on Posts and Pages - located to the right of the editor.
- Embed method(s)
- Videos
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- Google Maps/My Maps
- Embed method(s)
- iframe
- Embed method(s)
- Google Maps/My Maps
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- Google Drive
- Embed method(s)
- iframe
- Embed method(s)
- Google Drive
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